The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16

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tIiri.. lt Of the lat SxsFss;,,ss5n
ter was placed 81 GI1
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battery. Gen. ,SSBsh 81
Grant visited the SND ssk kfs> ~
SPIT aplro;ot the gaS;N Es.s. skN
position and d- ! E
rooted ire.tia5 to ~
"Il"ld it at all - An
hazards Right ..::ssHs, ss-e .:.:.
l"yaly was the @1.'sSS5ssSa.s Il
command o!ryel ..s3 ts;sY 3.
MarcinS TO his IS s; ~ ~,
support, Gen. W. IN fI'ts
H. L.. Wallace, . ,.s.... "
posted Col. Tuttle GEN. W. II. l.. WALLACE
with III" Second, Seventh, Twelfth and
Fourteenth Iowa regiments on his right,
and Coz. Sweeney with the Eighth iowa,
%"r"nlh, Filti"h, Fif,y-secon, Fifty
s",eii.h and F.nY-,igltl IlIianis regiments
lig!lt reached The edge Of II wide. deep
ravi!l" filled With itnpcn"tral'e thic';'ts
| "*tclI'; ii@ far tt his rear atl running into
n. its in" Of iiief croes siu' h wis The place
ii,nt hA-ainc famous among tho c"nlc,leratcs
- The Hornets .Spst."
The first assault made was by Gl1!'lcn's
brigade: and now begin !; series of some Of
u" most desperate engagements of Tie BATH.
Cen, Gladden. having been npr! lily woua'!'i
III the charge Of the early morning, tli" com
laaM'! d,,vnlscl on Col. Adams. I'll" lin" is
}arcly formed Il! loo'cock, whan the ssjIi!iirrn
men are son confidently advancing throush
the drlec t!.ic&"fs against tie unseen fpr.
They NJ" ls.iHri;i t", to come well within ral",
Zion sud i"nly there hSiics from 5000 rifles
!; b'lzc of fire The deep notes Of Hi ken
lo"ilr'- guns ningle with the treble of the
small aitns that echoes through the forest, aal
scene tells where death is being scattered on
every side. l!" well known "rcbcl yclD
rings out rs the column presses forward and
tFl" ground is ,ln:tcd with the wounicd and
daaa Bat tn" l'n'inn storm beats in t!ier faces
"ii!ta :i'lf'-h'N~ HAT tEotinS human can with
sand, and The crippled brigade recos to tho
cp".r "f the woods. Gen. y. r. sStewart's COM
( ilaid Of Folks corps is now sent forward
and once, twice, thrice, il REPEATS the grand
"!a'rt to carry the position, but with 10 bet
t": success than before Cen Gibson $
brigade OF Braeg's corps silrgcs in and takes
lis place. isan that hurricane of lead. The
angry !a!s il,t in showers and seem to bear
dcn'll warrant in every deyilish scrcech.
An oniaiug fire from the battery cuts down
,!n :len 10y ranks. like swatlis Of grass under
the mowers scytll", and yet others continue
to stop into the path of death with cheerful
alarrl'y it seems and fall with battle ,;, cry
upon their lips. Three times has Gibson
cliars"l, and three times been rcpulsed Gen.
Brn"g, now npa;icntly directs one Of his
staff, Col I.ocI;"tt, his chief engineer, to ride
forward toa central regiment that has been
driven Lack, and carry its colors to the
front. The flag must not go back again"
l!c sail. The officer, obcying the order,
d3.lie, through the line of battle, scizcs
~ color5 from the color bearer, and eXclaims:
tim. Bragg says these colors must not 20
- The r.'al'.' While he is talking the color
scr.-"ant is Slot down. Anc.i II approaches
t,.1.. ~, Il.
streaming from hi, mouth, and asks: What
You doing with my colors, sr::' "lm
oleying Gen. Brusg's orders to hold them
where they pre-" Let me have them was